Luggage carrier



May Z4, 1932. v s. H. ROBERTS LUGGAGE CARRIER Filed Sept. 6, 1929 ATTORNEY Patented May 24, 1932 UNITED vsirars SAMUEL H.' ROBERTS, on LEXINGTQMKENTUGKY LUGGAGE Application filed September This invention relates to improvements in luggage carriers and it consists in the constructions, combinations and arrangements herein described and claimed. Y

An object of the invention is to provide a carrier by which the luggage which a motoristlusually transports in making a trip can be conveniently and safely contained in a position generally on one of the running boards, thusleaving the interior of the vehicle unobstructed for the more comfortable riding of the passengers. M

. Another object of the invention is to provide a luggage carrier that is composed of i heavy ,canvas or ducking, having the qualities of being waterand dustproof as well as collapsible, so when not in use, it can be folded into a comparatively small compass and thusoccupy little space either when carried in the vehicle or stored away.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. l isaside elevation of the luggage carrier illustrating a typical installation lon an automobile. i s

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectionof the luggage carrier taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. l and illustrating how portions of the luggage carrier are hooked over the edge of the running board.

Fig'. 4 isa perspective view of the luggage carrier. f v

Every person who has ever undertaken an automobile trip of even a short distance has been confronted with the problem of disposing of the luggage, especially when it is intended to convey two or Vmore persons in the vehicle. The common expedients are to load the interior, to the great discomfort of the occupants, or, in lieu of this, to strap the luggage on the running boards, rear tire carrier, or any other vantage point.

CARRIER s, 1929. serii No. 390,??1.

There are, of course, receptacles of various kinds on the market designed forthe purpose of accommodating luggage, but usuallyl these are hardly spacious enough andfcus-v tomarily compriseapart of the permanent equipment of the -vehicle.` The improved' i luggage carrier is devised withrseveralpur-vV poses in view. It is constructed of heavy ducking or. canvas, thus to safely contain' whateveryrnay be put Vinto it.l Being com;v posed of a fabric, it follows'that the carrier can be folded andcOmpressed into a suf` ficiently` small `compass to warrant its being carried somewhere' in the automobile. VThe carrier is equipped with enough guy ropes so that it can be securely tied to projections ad-y jacentto one of the running boards. It also has facilities forlimited adjustment so that varying quantities Yof luggage can be carried with equal facility. 1- Y Reference is made to the drawings. The luggage carrier, generally designa-ted: l, is, constructed of heavy canvas vor ducking, as previously stated, which is either inherentlyvwaterproof or can 1 readily` b e waterproofed, if desired. It consists .of` Aan elongated strip of material, thewidth of which. represents the length of the luggage carrier. l The lengthis variable, being proportioned to the various makes ofcars on which the lug-I. gage carrier is designed torbev used `The strip ofirnyaterial coniprisesa frontHQ, bottom 3, back 4 and cover iap 5. V. Ends 6 Vare seamed to thefront 2,bottom 3 and back V4 in such a manner as kto leave an outstanding flange 7, clearly shown in Fig, 4. Here it is to be noted that the visible en d 6 is co-eXte-nsive with the-height of the front 2, ,the correspondingpoint '8 at theback 4 representing the place wherethe cover' flap 5 hinges, as it were. Eitherv grommets or me.- talllc eyes 9 are` axed to vthe outstanding flange 7 at each end 4ofthe carried/and through each set of the eyes Aa -draw-string l() is interlaced, as'shown. l-The drawfs'tring is ,knotted at 11, not only preventing its pulling out of the eyes but affording a gripping place for the hand of the user. Certain ones of the grommets in the outstanding flanges remain Vunoccupied by the draw-strings. These grommets are denoted 11a and 12. They areV situated at the dividing places between ,the

l back 4 and cover flap 5, and the bottom 3 and back 4. Guy ropes 13 and 14, after being run v indicated in -Fig{3.f The hooks may be of.v .anyy desired type, there being a number on 2.5.

through the grommets 11la and 12, as well as Vleather or other loops 15 and 16 along the themarket suitable for the purpose. The

hookf'showninfFig. 3is of a very simple style but? in practice'it mayl beheld' by a setscrew. Upon pulling'rup on'the draw-strings V10, as in closing the carrier, the pull upon the hooks 19 will serve to-assist in firmly anchoring the luggage carrier. The cover-flap 5 is'equippedwith grommets or eyes 21 and 22. '1 Cords 23, Vso tied through the eyes 21 at the free extremity of the-coverfflap as to leave a pair. ofends, areintended to be secured'to any convenient ones of the eyes 9- i'n-'theflanges 7 For example, should the carrier'fbe rather lightly packed it would be possible to tie the cords 23 in one of the low; *ermost eyes 9. On the other hand, a heavily packedcarrier would require the tying ofthe cords 23 in some of the uppermost eyes 9.

Similar cords 23 may be secure in the re-` maining eyes 21 of 'thecover flap 5 so that..

the medial partsof Vthe side edges of the cover flap may also-be-tied-down.- The closure-of the carrier is completed byv a cord 24 secured, loosely or otherwise, in theeye-22.

This eye is located` in the approximate centerofV thefront free edge of the cover flap. A- ring 25 suitablysecuredto the front 2 near the bottom comprisesal tying Vpoint for the cord. y l

Themode of useof the luggage carrier is readily understood Although it is constructed to define the vgenerally rectangular shapeillustrated in F ig. 4, that shape is not necessarily preserved inthe use of the lug'- gagecarrier. rllhe luggage is packed inthe carrier,- whereu-pon/the `cover Hap 5 is brought over and secured by means of its cord 24- to the ring-25. Theclosureis completed by tyingtheV cords 23 in the'most convenientI ones of theeyes 9.; Thedraw-stringsl()arethendrawnz tight, thusV` closingV the end portionsends of the vand-thereafter apply the hooks 19 to the edge 20 as well as to securethe various ends of the 80V guy ropes 13 and 14to the nearest projecting vehicle parts. Y

When the luggage carrieris not in use, it may be Vfolded up in. any convenient way. Being composed of fabric, it may be rolled or folded with Vonly suchreg'ardrv as to direction as will Vreduce the carrierY to thesmallestpossible compass. While the construction and arrangement of the improved 'luggage carrier is that of al generally preferred'form, 90 obviously modifications andv changes may be made without departingfrom the spirit off*V the invention and-the scope ofthe claims. f f Y 1. A luggage carrier comprising al one-= 9i' piecestrip of material, and endsfsecuredftd corresponding marginal edges ofl the stripbeginning'at one end to define-apairofsides and a bottom, leaving the remaining end of3A oneside free to extend overthel top-of the 100 carrier and down along the remote side.-

2. A luggage carrier comprising astripoff material, ends so secured to correspondingLV vmarginal edges of the strip beginning at one: end of the stripA asfto produce"outstandingl 105 flanges and leave a free -portionoff'the strip-to compose acover flap, andY draw-strings ittedin the flanges.

3. A luggage carrier having affront, b'ot tom,.back and cover flap,fendssecured to the 1,10 front, bottom and back to leave outstanding? flanges, eyes fitted in said flanges,- and draw.- strings interlaced in-the eyes.

4. A luggage .carrier having a` front^,fbot' tom, back and cover'flap, ends secured tothe H5 front, ybottom and back leaving outstandingl flanges, eyes fitted in` said flanges, drawstrings interlaced-throughV certain ones "ofl the eyes to enable drawing the ends off'the, o carrier together, andv guy ropes extending Y along the back adjacent .to thev bottomV and. the' cover iiap, beingsecured in.` the'remaining eyes andfhaving'free ends for tying.

5. A luggage carrier `having ends with-.125 adjoiningllanges, .saidI flanges being fitted' with eyes, draw-strings interlaced in the eyes for constricting the ends of the carrieraacov er flap, and cords carried by the V.coverrllap adaptedy to be threaded. through convenientiy y 130 position.

SAMUEL H. ROBERTS. 

